Julius Chambers

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gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:advocatesFor Economic justice
Social justice
Voting rights
Minority rights
Educational equity
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:NAACP_Legal_Defense_Fund
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill
gptkb:North_Carolina_Central_University
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:William_H._Hastie_Award
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr._Memorial_Award
gptkb:John_F._Kennedy_Profile_in_Courage_Award
Doctor_of_Laws_from_North_Carolina_Central_University
Doctor_of_Laws_from_University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Medal_of_Arts
gptkbp:birthDate 1936-10-06
gptkbp:children gptkb:Julius_L._Chambers_Jr.
gptkbp:contributedTo Legal education
Civil rights law
gptkbp:deathDate 2019-08-02
gptkbp:field Law
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Chambers,_Stein,_Ferguson_&_Lanning
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Julius Chambers
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
Legal reforms
Future generations of lawyers
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall
gptkbp:involvedIn Landmark legal cases
gptkbp:knownFor Advocating for desegregation
gptkbp:legacy Civil rights advocacy
gptkbp:nationality African_American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Chambers_v._School_Board_of_Prince_Edward_County
gptkb:Charlotte-Mecklenburg_Board_of_Education_v._Charlotte,_N.C.
gptkbp:occupation Civil rights attorney
Civil Rights Attorney
gptkbp:participatedIn Civil rights litigation
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Mount_Gilead,_North_Carolina
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Charlotte,_North_Carolina
gptkbp:previousName Julius_L._Chambers
gptkbp:publishes gptkb:A_Lawyer's_Journey:_The_Autobiography_of_Julius_L._Chambers
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:North_Carolina_Bar_Association
gptkb:American_Bar_Association
gptkbp:residence gptkb:North_Carolina
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:U.S._Army
Chair_of_the_North_Carolina_State_Board_of_Education
Chancellor_of_North_Carolina_Central_University
President_of_the_North_Carolina_NAACP
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Vivian_Chambers
gptkbp:supported Community organizing
Public interest law
Affirmative action